Can't play mp3's...missing codecs

Mike Winter · Post by **Mike Winter** » 15 Nov 2009 4:11 pm

I can play any mp3 I have on my HD, no problem. A friend sent me a couple of mp3's from a jam session we had, that he recorded. When he sent them to me, I was unable to play them, due to "missing codecs." I get the message: Windows Media Player cannot play the file. One or more codecs required to play the file could not be found." I use Media player, part of Windows XP. I think it's #11. Ideas?

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 15 Nov 2009 7:05 pm

yeah go and download the latest free codec pak from klite and install them

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 15 Nov 2009 11:37 pm

Upgrade to the latest version, 11, of Windows Media Player. Then make sure that file type .mp3 is associated with it. WMP has native support for mp3 files and should not need additional codecs, unless the mp3 codec was accidentally deleted somehow.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 16 Nov 2009 3:08 am

If you can play MP3's on your hard drive, but not the ones that were sent to you, it sounds like the ones sent to you are corrupted in some way.